Tennessee Valley Authority |
a U.S. federal corporation formed in 1933 to provide inexpensive electric power, flood control, and irrigation to the Tennessee Valley by developing the Tennessee River and creating dams, reservoirs, and the like. |
Tennessee Walking Horse |
any of several breeds of saddle horse characterized by a light, easy gait. |
tennis |
a game in which two players or two pairs of players, using rackets, hit a ball back and forth over a low net on a rectangular court. |
tennis ball |
a small round ball covered with a felt-like material used in the game of tennis. |
tennis elbow |
inflammation of the elbow, esp. of its tendons, caused by repeatedly rotating the hand or elbow, as in playing tennis. |
tennis shoe |
a sports shoe, usu. having a canvas upper and a rubber sole; sneaker. |
tenon |
a protruding part shaped to fit into a mortise to make a joint. (See mortise.) [3 definitions] |
tenor |
the meaning or general sense of something spoken or written; purport; drift. [7 definitions] |
tenor clef |
a musical notation that places the C clef on the fourth line from the bottom of the staff. |
tenpenny nail |
a nail that is three inches long. |
tenpin |
one of the large bottle-shaped pins used for bowling. [2 definitions] |
tense1 |
pulled or stretched tightly; taut. [4 definitions] |
tense2 |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections that indicate time and duration of an action or state, such as past tense, future tense, and present tense. [2 definitions] |
tensile |
of or relating to tension. [2 definitions] |
tensile strength |
the degree of resistance of a substance to lengthwise stress without being pulled apart. |
tension |
the act of stretching or state of being stretched to the point of tightness; strain. [4 definitions] |
tensionless |
combined form of tension. |
tensity |
the condition of being tense; tenseness. |
tensor |
a muscle that stretches or tenses a body part. |
ten-speed |
a bicycle equipped with ten possible arrangements of gears. |
tens place |
the place two to the left of the decimal point in a number. |